Shūgorō Nakazato
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| Born | August 14, 1921  Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
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| Martial art practiced | Shorin-ryu Shorinkan |
| Teacher(s) | Chosin Chibana, Seiichi Iju |
| Rank | Hanshi, 10th Dan |
Shugoro Nakazato (中里 周五郎 Nakazato Shūgorō?, born 1921) is an Okinawan martial artist who is the grand master of the Shorin-ryu Shorinkan style of Okinawan Karate. Nakazato began his karate training in Shitō-ryū from 1935-1940 as a student of Seiichi Iju. In 1946 after Nakazato returned from fighting in World War II, he became a student of Chosin Chibana in Kobayashi Shorin-ryū.[1][2][3] After Chibana's death in 1969, Nakazato assumed the title of Vice President of the Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate-do Association. In November of 1975, Nakazato resigned from this association and formed the Okinawa Karate-do Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Association.[4] Nakazato is ranked Hanshi, 10th Dan.[5][6]
